Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) Shares Acquired Rep. Julia Letlow

Representative Julia Letlow (Republican-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ). In a filing disclosed on January 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Assurant stock on August 26th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT ACCOUNT #025” account.

Representative Julia Letlow also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Rentals (NYSE:URI) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on 12/16/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 12/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) on 12/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) on 12/8/2025.

Assurant Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:AIZ traded down $1.13 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $218.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 28,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 406,067. Assurant, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $174.97 and a fifty-two week high of $246.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $231.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $224.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.58.

Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The financial services provider reported $5.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.55 by $0.06. Assurant had a net margin of 6.81% and a return on equity of 18.65%. The business had revenue of $3.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.79 earnings per share. Assurant’s revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Assurant, Inc. will post 16.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Assurant Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. Assurant’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.74%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on AIZ. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Assurant from $232.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Assurant from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Assurant from $252.00 to $264.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Assurant from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Assurant from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Assurant has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.17.

Institutional Trading of Assurant

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AIZ. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Assurant by 606.7% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $222,000 after buying an additional 910 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Assurant by 19.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 290,759 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $60,987,000 after purchasing an additional 47,548 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in Assurant in the 1st quarter worth about $203,000. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in Assurant by 66.6% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,648 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $556,000 after buying an additional 1,059 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Assurant by 57.8% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 183 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. 92.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Representative Letlow

Julia Letlow (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on April 14, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Letlow (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Julia Letlow earned a doctorate. Letlow’s career experience includes working as a senior administrator with the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

About Assurant

Assurant, Inc is a global provider of risk management products and services, specializing in the housing and lifestyle markets. The company offers insurance and related products designed to help consumers protect their homes, personal belongings, and electronic devices. Its core offerings include renters insurance, manufactured housing finance, flood insurance, mobile device protection plans, and extended service contracts for appliances and electronics.

Within its Global Housing segment, Assurant partners with mortgage lenders, financial institutions and government agencies to deliver specialty insurance and risk mitigation services.